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4.5
843 Reviews (843)
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3 Stars
115
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
91.7%
Recommend this course
696 out of 843 reviews
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4.7
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
96.6%
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4.6
78 Reviews (78)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.9%
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Course Highlights
Warm, welcoming staff and smooth check-in consistently earn high praise from recent golfers. Greens play true and fast, with course conditions that reflect strong overall management.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7505 yards
Slope 142
Rating 76.6

The 18-hole Magnolia Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL is a resort golf course that opened in 1971. Designed by Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore, Magnolia Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort measures 7505 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 142 and a 76.6 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bermuda grass.

Of all the Disney courses, the Magnolia supports a greater abundance of wildlife. At any given time, you're likely to see deer, osprey, alligators and turtles. A flock of wild turkeys has brought several tournaments to a standstill while they pecked along its fairways. The course features elevated tees and greens with wide and generous fairways graced by over 1,500 magnolia trees that bloom from late spring to mid-summer. Brightly colored crape myrtles and oleanders, along with beds of blue plumbego and seasonal flowers, add sparkle to an otherwise dense, natural forest.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1971) Rocky Roquemore

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire consists of a polo-style shirt with collar, turtleneck or mock turtleneck shirt, and slacks or Bermuda-length shorts.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.5
843 Reviews (843)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Water Hazards 49
Plays Long 35
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 39
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Locals 33
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 54
At a Resort 48
Worth the Drive 24

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Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Hot day, great course

First time out playing Mag. Picking a 12:30pm tee time in late June was a mistake but the course was in great shape. Couldn't believe that the greens were actually slower than I am used to especially since it had been bone dry and hot for the past 3 days. Course was in good shape, played fair but challenging. Can't imagine playing from the tips here, whites were extremely fair but forced you to pick your shot. Already played LBV and Palm so this was the 3rd of 3 I wanted to check off. Being a Orlando resident has its perks and cheap tee times at an awesome course is one of them.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overbooked with poor maintenance and bumpy green

Sad but I cannot find anything good to say about my Golf experience at Magnolia. Five hours round waiting for 2 groups at each tee box. Marshall’s are not doing much, course condition poor and the greens are slow and bumpy ... probably on purpose to protect the greens from such a high traffic. Disappointing for the $$$.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/24/2019

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that your experienced. We hope that you will play our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

Our courses right now are recovering from our annual Spring aerification maintenance, and we are sorry that you are disappointed in the overall conditioning of our playing surfaces. They are still in the final stages of recovery from the procedure administered in late May.

If you would like to discuss what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Magnolia length

Magnolia is a fantastic course, 6500 yards from white and played really long with wet conditions, as always great staff and pace of play always monitored.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Must Play

This course is a must play, Challenging and absolutely beautiful, loved the history on the plaques of every hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Tough test, but enjoyable round!

Course was in very good shape and the staff was very friendly.

I'm a 5 handicap who played both the Palms and Magnolia this week, and the Magnolia plays significantly longer and tougher. Good variety of holes, and while tough, it's still fun to play.

The rates are a little stiff for non-residents (something that is consistently true of Disney!), but overall it was an enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Magnolia at Disney

First off, my tee time was 645am so, after a day at Animal Kingdom, with a two year old, I was pretty tired. Whatever you do, DO NOT USE GOOGLE MAPS TO FIND THIS COURSE!!! Maps will take you to the Four Seasons resort.

After a few moments to cool down from the Maps mishap I spent a few minutes on the putting green to calm down. I headed over to the 1st tee and met my fellow earlybirds. The staff was amazing. Periodically they would keep us updated on the event that wentoff on the 10th. The whole time we were out there I saw maybe 8 golfers. The course was manicured to perfection and the greens were immaculate. I don't know what kind of grass they had on the greens, but it was perfect.

The course layout is beautiful and being the first off we saw much wildlife. Deer, turkey, gators, and all the general fawna that one would find in Florida.

Overall this was an enjoyable experience that I hope to experience again and again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course

This course has a great layout and the course is well maintained. The course was backed up because a threesome of ladies decided they were gonna play the white tees...they were all over the course. I know they were excited to play the course, but play to your ability and enjoy your round. They were definitely not enjoying their round. Kudos to the starter; 10 was backed up 3 groups and he let us slide off the front again with no groups in front...turned a 5 1/2 hour round into a 4 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing

I have played Magnolia for more than twenty years but have never seen the course in this poor condition. Bunkers were inconsistent, greens very slow and unfilled divots were prevalent, Pace of play was acceptable for a course that serves a number of couples or adults with younger players spread throughout the tee sheet. I do think the course condition was not up to prior years. Still, I enjoy the course. and will return.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/04/2019

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that your experienced.

We are consistently working diligently to improve our facilities year over year, and we strive to keep our facilities as close to excellent condition are regularly as possible throughout all 12 months of the year.

If you would like to discuss what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice

Nice course, nice layout, nice greens, needs rangers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great golf in the heart of magic

Played on 3/6/18, cold morning, every cast member was very friendly and very helpful. Course was in great shape, fairways were plush and greens rolled true. Pace of play was not an issue as the starter made sure groups were playing the correct tees.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Disney Experience!

Typical of Disney that every aspect of the experience is assured to give guests an unforgettable time. From the staff, to the course, to the scenery, to the pace of play and wildlife, we had a terrific time. Ed, the Marshall & Starter was most helpful and in particular in helping to retreave my wife’s lost club.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the price of admission!

Golf course (layout) and pace of play were great.. $140/person to not get valet, car to cart bag service post round and was told to buy range balls is ridiculous.

ChampionsGate is half the price and twice the customer experience. Not worth the price of admission

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/09/2019

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that your experienced. We hope that you will play our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

If you would like to discuss what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Golf at Disney

Golfing at any Disney course is always a treat. The staff is exceptional as you would expect at any place associated with Disney. It is run by Arnold Palmer Golf, so it also has the benefits of being run by people who certainly known golf.

We played as a group of four, myself (Sadly a 28 handicap at this time) and my husband (about a 6 handicap) and our favorite golfing friends who play so closely to us that many of our games end in a draw. I was worried at first about pace of play when the starter told us that the course was very busy, but we waited very little and completed our round in about 4 hours. The fairways were plush and the greens (after the first few) held the ball nicely.

The only thing that could have been better...even vacation golfers need to take the time to fill their divots or, if they don't, someone else needs to. Almost every time we hit a ball in a common landing area there were a minefull of divots. You could fill 10 without walking anywhere, and yet our cart had so little sand we could barely fill our own. Great course... I would play every day if I didn't live an hour away.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, great pace

Pro shop merchandise overpriced, but course is nice and well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day

It was a pleasure to play this course today there is no better service. Than what you’ receive at a Disney resort

The pace of play was excellent 4 hrs at a resort can not be beat the course was in good shape

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disney Magnolia

Really not worth the money. This course is in no where near the condition that it was in 10 years ago. It's a shame that a course that bares both Walt Disney's and Arnold Palmer's names is not worth baring either. This has become a muni course. Disapointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/04/2019

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that your experienced. We hope that you will play our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

Our courses right now are extremely busy with above normal wear and tear on the golf courses. We are sorry that you are disappointed in the overall conditioning of our playing surfaces. By not over-seeding our fairways, roughs, or greens, we are able to keep the golf course in better condition more weeks of the year to ensure our guests heightened level of enjoyment, but the colder winter months stunt the growth of the grass, that is why you see the discoloration and dormancy of the predominantly Bermuda grass upon our areas of rough.

If you would like to discuss what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

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